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Libya:
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Other pages in this profile of Libya:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Armed Peoples on Duty (APOD, Army), Libyan Arab Navy, Libyan Arab Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriya al-Arabia al-Libyya, LAAF) (2007) |
Military service age and obligation |
17 years of age (2004) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 17-49: 1,505,675 females age 17-49: 1,429,152 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 17-49: 1,291,624 females age 17-49: 1,230,824 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military age annually |
males age 18-49: 62,034 females age 17-49: 59,533 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
3.9% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
Libya has claimed more than 32,000 sq km in southeastern Algeria and about 25,000 sq km in the Tommo region of Niger in a currently dormant dispute; various Chadian rebels from the Aozou region reside in southern Libya |
Refugees and internally displaced persons |
refugees (country of origin): 8,873 (Palestinian Territories) (2006) |
Trafficking in persons |
current situation: Libya is a transit and destination country for men, women, and children from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation; many victims willingly migrate to Libya en route to Europe with the help of smugglers, but may be forced into prostitution or work as laborers and beggars to pay off their $800-$1,200 smuggling debt; laborers from Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia are reportedly trafficked to Libya for the purpose of labor exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Libya is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for its lack of evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking since 2004 |
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